WINTER 2018 ISSUE | POETRY

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The smartest thing I ever learned
Was that I don’t have all the answers

The water may be shallow
You didn't care and just jumped in
Your mind just didn't wallow In thoughts that might have been

You only played and splashed
But other people you disturbed
The water you would smash
Others you'd perturb

You sang an unheard song
One with joy and passion
It righted all that's wrong
But no one else saw its attraction

You showed me stunning creatures
Crevices and caves
The ocean’s unknown features
That only I could braveI eventually spoke up

“Please help me I am hurting”
You angrily then stood up
And ended all this playing

A thumping hammer you then slammed
And with a snap you clicked
I saw that I was crammed
In with all the others you tricked

An agonizing death
Another lost at sea
I just couldn't find my breath
As I entered the realm of misery

Written KATELIN THARP (‘20)

Two-Faced

“Waterfall Through Sun” by Lindsay Nelson (‘18)